Support for Kashmir-has Pakistan done enough?
The Kashmir issue has been a bone of contention between Pakistan and India since the petition of the Indo-Pak Subcontinent. The dispute has caused...
Politicization of judiciary-a threat to survival of democracy in Turkey?
Turkey has been witnessing rising authoritarianism especially in the aftermath of the transition to a presidential regime. Without a sufficient checks and balances system,...
Countering FATF Prejudice against Pakistan: The Acrimonious Fact
Pakistan being an Islamic state is grappled with serious challenges emanating from the changing global geopolitical order. This broad set of threats constitutes Islamophobia,...
Pope’s visit to Iraq: Breaking historic ground pockmarked by religious and political minefields
When Pope Francis sets foot in Iraq on Friday, he will be breaking historic ground while manoeuvring religious and political minefields. So will his...
Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow: Pak-US role (part two)
After the change of guards in Washington, a media campaign has been unleashed to compel Joe Biden's administration to review the Afghan peace deal...
AI and national security; a new arms race?
Technological advancements had a revolutionary impact on the national security of nations. The cold war period experienced an arms race, the space race and...
China’s multilateral policies- a solution for global economic recovery?
Multilateralism has always been an integral part of President Xi Jinping’s foreign policy. President Xi’s philosophy of shared prosperity and humanitarianism echoed far and...
The Pseudo-liberals of Pakistan
For clarification, it is better to understand that by no means pseudo-liberals are those who believe in equality, rights and freedom. Unfortunately, some people...
Afghanistan yesterday, today, tomorrow: Pak-US role (part one)
Pakistan and Afghanistan never enjoyed friendly relations since the latter didn’t accept the Durand Line as an international border and laid claims over Pashtun...
China in the Middle East: Stepping up to the plate
By defining Chinese characteristics as “seeking common ground while reserving differences,” a formula that implies conflict management rather than conflict resolution, Messrs. Sun and...
Neo-Bilateralism: A perspective on Pakistan’s foreign policy
Pakistan has long remained under the radars of the great powers as a courtesy of her geostrategic and geopolitical significance. Since its inception, Pakistan...
Will India-Pakistan LOC peace lead to Kashmir solution?
India and Pakistan have both announced to “strictly observe” the truce along the Line of Control and all other sectors “in the interest of...